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BIG news.
From the New York Times today (front page):
For more than a century, since he captured the spoken words “Mary had a little lamb” on a sheet of tinfoil, Thomas Edison has been considered the father of recorded sound. But researchers say they have unearthed a recording of the human voice, made by a little-known Frenchman, that predates Edison’s invention of the phonograph by nearly two decades.
Whole Story.
In the 1850's, this fellow, ?âdouard-L?©on Scott de Martinville, recorded what he deemed pictures of sound on sooted paper - but never made the great leap of reasoning that this same recording could be played back. If he had, we might today know what Lincoln sounded like!
Be sure to catch All Things Considered this afternoon.
From the New York Times today (front page):
For more than a century, since he captured the spoken words “Mary had a little lamb” on a sheet of tinfoil, Thomas Edison has been considered the father of recorded sound. But researchers say they have unearthed a recording of the human voice, made by a little-known Frenchman, that predates Edison’s invention of the phonograph by nearly two decades.
Whole Story.
In the 1850's, this fellow, ?âdouard-L?©on Scott de Martinville, recorded what he deemed pictures of sound on sooted paper - but never made the great leap of reasoning that this same recording could be played back. If he had, we might today know what Lincoln sounded like!
Be sure to catch All Things Considered this afternoon.